Tribology in biomechanical systems

Contents: Role of Synovia in Wear Mechanism of UHMWPE – Wear of Retrieved UHMWPE Hip Liners – A New Apparatus for the In-Vitro Investigation of Tribocorrosion at the Bone-Implant Interface – Friction and Wear Reduction in Ceramicon-Ceramic Sliding Pairs for Joint Prostheses – Electromagnetic and Electric Fields as Means of Improving Endoprosthesis Joint Lubricity – Contact Mechanics of a Graded Layered Bearing Surface for Knee Prosthesis – Effect of Sliding Direction on Wear Properties of Ceramics for Joint Prostheses – Effect of Dissolved Oxygenon Wear of Silicon Carbide for Joint Prostheses – Lubrication Analysis of Metal-On-Metal Hip Joint Prostheses in a Free Pendulum Machine – Time of Exposure Lubricating Liquid for Predicting Wear of UHMWPE in Joint Prostheses – A New Screening Method for the Tribological Investigation of Artificial Joints – Biotribology: Synovial Joint Lubrication and Cartilage Wear – Functional Biological Activity of Wear Debris Generated in Artificial Hip Joints – The Biology of Total Joint Arthroplasty – A Revision Protocol Standard for Total Hip Arthroplasty – Wear Testing of Total Hip Joint According to ISO and Development of a New Hip Joint Simulator According to ISO – Tribology in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Historical Development and Future Trends – Tribology in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Historical Development and Future Trends – Ceramics in Total Joint Arthroplasty – Metal on Metal Pairings in Total Hip Arthroplasty – Mathematical Simulation of Forces in Human Gait – Tribology and Structurals Aspects in the Function of the Human Hand